""Although the victim maintains that her statements to investigators were true, she has requested that the Norfolk District Attorney's Office not compel her to testify at this time," the filing states. "The District Attorney's Office is willing and ready to go forward with this matter. Without the victim's testimony, however, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office is unable to proceed.""
"Prosecutors alleged Chen, a Newton resident, was in his early 30s when he first assaulted a then-12-year-old student in his social studies class at the Heath School, since renamed the Roland Hayes School. She alleged the abuse continued between 2016 and 2018, the same year Chen resigned from the Public Schools of Brookline."
Norfolk County prosecutors dropped criminal charges against former Brookline teacher Larry Chen after the alleged victim refused to testify. Chen faced charges including indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, statutory child rape, and rape of a child with force. Prosecutors filed a nolle prosequi stating they were unable to proceed without the victim's testimony, though the victim maintains her previous statements. Prosecutors allege the abuse began when the student was about 12 and continued between 2016 and 2018, when Chen resigned. School administrators had noted inappropriate boundaries and reminded Chen to keep his classroom door open.
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